What did you do with your truck today, Part 3

[Black_Sheep]

Picked up my truck from the painter’s (will post some more pics in my build thread)

[MARTINSR]

WHOOO HOOOO MARK! WHOOO HOOOO! Damn it looks good!

Brian

[MARTINSR]

I got out there and repurposed my cement mixer making a wheel thingie on my frame. I will add a front wheel and I will be able to move it myself.

But nothing can top the cool 58 Corvette steering wheel I got today in the mail for the truck, oh yeah baby!

Brian

[mikebte]

Originally Posted by Black_Sheep

Picked up my truck from the painter’s (will post some more pics in my build thread)

That is NICE! WOW. Very nice

[DransportGarage]

The weather finally broke today in Ohio, with a high of 80 and low humidity. I'll be in the garage all day trying to shoot three of the four base coats on some of the front end big panels. (The masking in the picture covers the side that is already painted.)

I also wanted to say that my build thread is active again, with hopes of getting everything painted this year. The link is in my signature. Apologies for the pictures that disappeared. They are still in Snapfish, but Snapfish broke the links.

[Black_Sheep]

Got the box set in place with the help of a few friends...

[mikebte]

After much troubleshooting and finding all my old sensors out of spec.(I knew better than to use them) I went to the auto house and got all new sensors.
Smoothed out the engine. Time to move on to the next task.

[MARTINSR]

I got the front dolly thingie made for the frame. I mistakenly made them too high, but we will see, it's not the end of the world.

Brian

[DransportGarage]

Lookin' AWESOME, Black_Sheep! Your truck has a pretty nice house there!

[idbeast]

Got the cab rolled back down! Now to get in gear to get it into paint in 2 weeks!

[MiraclePieCo]

Originally Posted by idbeast

Got the cab rolled back down! Now to get in gear to get it into paint in 2 weeks!

High tech cab cart you have there ;-)

[MiraclePieCo]

Originally Posted by MARTINSR

I got the front dolly thingie made for the frame. I mistakenly made them too high, but we will see, it's not the end of the world.
Brian

A little inspiration for you, Brian:

[MARTINSR]

Droooool

Brian

[DransportGarage]

Slathered on a little basecoat today. I was going to wait until everything was in 3 coats of BC, then scuff it all and shoot a final coat and then the clear, but this covered so well and looks so good -- without a bug or anything else -- that I'm thinking about shooting clear tomorrow on this set of parts, gambling with the paint match down the road when I do the rest. The worst that can happen is that I waste a little clear.

[lowdownstar]

Originally Posted by DransportGarage

Slathered on a little basecoat today. I was going to wait until everything was in 3 coats of BC, then scuff it all and shoot a final coat and then the clear, but this covered so well and looks so good -- without a bug or anything else -- that I'm thinking about shooting clear tomorrow on this set of parts, gambling with the paint match down the road when I do the rest. The worst that can happen is that I waste a little clear.

I really like the color... can't wait to see it all done.

Ray

[MiraclePieCo]

Originally Posted by DransportGarage

Slathered on a little basecoat today. I was going to wait until everything was in 3 coats of BC, then scuff it all and shoot a final coat and then the clear, but this covered so well and looks so good -- without a bug or anything else -- that I'm thinking about shooting clear tomorrow on this set of parts, gambling with the paint match down the road when I do the rest. The worst that can happen is that I waste a little clear.

That's my policy too: if it looks good, quit while you're ahead. Every time I aim for perfection I end up screwing up something.

[MARTINSR]

Tonight I took one step forward and two steps back back, GEEEZ.

After having some bad news hit me like a brick today on the way to work, my daughter calls me to tell me she is getting a divorce, CRAP. Then more bad news from a friend of mine's 10 year old grandson that looks like he could have a VERY serious health issue. I just didn't feel like working tonight. I got out there anyway and drove my truck for the first time! Yeah, I drove the frame forward on it's wheels! WHOOO HOOOO! I figured I would remove a few bolted on parts. I ended up not being able to stop and remove them all, all the bolted on parts are removed. I then went to push it back and the front dolly thingie bent all up and basically fell backward all screwed up! WTH! I know it wasn't the strongest thing in the world but WTH! I got to looking at it and was confused why it bent, there were welds I didn't make, WTH? Then I realized, I NEVER WELDED IT! Geeeeez, I had just tacked it to trial fit it, GEEEEZ. So, I had to fix it, I just had to, I removed it, straightened it, welded it all back together and then bolted it back to the frame, WHOO HOOO, but rolling my floor jack back there I broke a damn sprinkler head off! GEEEEEEZ

I should have stayed inside and said prayers for my daughter and friends grandson.

Brian

[DransportGarage]

Oh Brian, what a day for you! So sorry to hear about the divorce and health issue. Our work on the truck seems really important until those kinds of things enter our lives. That's when I realize that what happens in the garage is just therapy.

[Black_Sheep]

I picked up the last of my parts from the painter. It. Was too dark and I was too tired to unload th em last night...

[MARTINSR]

Daaaamn that is a beautiful hood!

Brian

[MARTINSR]

Originally Posted by DransportGarage

Oh Brian, what a day for you! So sorry to hear about the divorce and health issue. Our work on the truck seems really important until those kinds of things enter our lives. That's when I realize that what happens in the garage is just therapy.

Yep, therapy it is, last night when that dolly bent over, it was NOT good therapy though. It was really hard keeping my F bombs under my breath and not SCREAMING them for my neighbors and family to hear. But alas, I kept them to myself and fixed it. I just couldn't believe that I had only tacked it in place, I was on such a roll making the thing that night, and made that stupid mistake.

Brian

[mikebte]

Originally Posted by MARTINSR

Yep, therapy it is, last night when that dolly bent over, it was NOT good therapy though. It was really hard keeping my F bombs under my breath and not SCREAMING them for my neighbors and family to hear. But alas, I kept them to myself and fixed it. I just couldn't believe that I had only tacked it in place, I was on such a roll making the thing that night, and made that stupid mistake.

Brian

True bummer to hear all that, it is nice to have a project to distract you. They are truly therapy. I cant tell you how many times I sat out working on my truck dropping F bombs and welding. Hope all turns out for the better.

[DransportGarage]

Originally Posted by MARTINSR

Yep, therapy it is, last night when that dolly bent over, it was NOT good therapy though. It was really hard keeping my F bombs under my breath and not SCREAMING them for my neighbors and family to hear. But alas, I kept them to myself and fixed it. I just couldn't believe that I had only tacked it in place, I was on such a roll making the thing that night, and made that stupid mistake.

Brian

I know all about that screaming stuff. I tuned up the vocal chords yesterday in the workshop and the wife came running in to see if I had killed myself.

[DransportGarage]

Well, a few of my parts are purtier than they were yesterday. I started off the day by killing about 15 flying bugs that had found their way into the garage overnight. They must have liked the smell of the basecoat. I was really worried, but by 11:00 all the bugs were gone - but one. He found his way onto the middle of the hood, but he was late to the party. He was stuck there for about two hours, but I finally knocked all but his legs off, which stuck to the hood. He'll buff out, but he's gonna be really tired of flying while he tries to grow new legs.

[Black_Sheep]

Looking good Bob!